A novel type of dynamic random-dot stereogram (DRS) was used to study vergence movements and depth detection in response to temporal modulations of interocular correlation. Each DRS consisted of the repeated presentation of a pair of correlated images alternated by the presentation of a pair of uncorrelated images. The intervals of high (T(c)) and low (T(u)) correlation varied from 14 to 224 ms...

[1] The influence of mixed‐phase stratiform clouds on the surface shortwave irradiance is examined using unique spectral shortwave irradiance measurements made during the Indirect and Semi‐Direct Aerosol Campaign (ISDAC), supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program. An Analytical Spectral Devices (ASD, Inc.) spectroradiometer measured downwelling s...

In the tropical Atlantic, planktonic fomminfera species are vertically distributed with highest abundances occunfng in the photic zone (approximately 0-100 m). The tropical Atlantic thermocline dips from east to west and varies seasonally due to changes in the southeast and northeast trade winds. In the east, the thermocline is in the photic zone, and in the west, the well-mixed surface layer e...

in density due to particle content, the new elements which are continuously brought to the top of the cold wall are drawn from the top portion of the liquid and are of nearly uniform density. When A reaches its equilibrium depth, its downward flow is decelerated and it turns into the interior of the liquid, this motion being followed by the elements behind A. The equilibrium depth for A thus ac...

We report on results of a trawl survey to assess the abundance of Batoid fish resources in the Oman Sea. The catch per unit area CPUA as the main index was estimated. The objectives of this study were to determine the catch composition and distribution pattern of Batoid fishes in the study area and in different depth strata of the Oman Sea.A total of 82stations were randomly selected 2012. The ...

[1] Diurnal temperature variability in the top 50 m of the ocean is assessed by pairing Argo temperature profiles with geographically colocated Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for the Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) sea surface temperatures (SSTs) collected within 24 h of each other. Data pairs with time separations of up to 3 h are used to evaluate systematic differences between the two...

[1] We analyze the variability of air-sea fluxes of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the Southern Ocean during the period 1993–2003 in a biogeochemical and physical simulation of the global ocean. Our results suggest that the nonseasonal variability is primarily driven by changes in entrainment of carbon-rich, oxygen-poor waters into the mixed layer during winter convection episodes. The Southern A...